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The Effect Of Choice On Throwing Speed In Baseball Players, Brooke Andrea Boyd May 2018

The Effect Of Choice On Throwing Speed In Baseball Players, Brooke Andrea Boyd

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Incidental choices have been identified as one way to support the need for autonomy. The purpose of this study was to determine if choice in type and color of wrist tape would influence throwing speed in baseball players. Participants were experienced male baseball players from a local high school. All participants performed 10 throws under choice and no-choice conditions. Throwing speed did not differ as a function of choice versus no choice. Possible explanations and limitations of the present study are discussed.


Mate Preferences Among Single Mothers, Carol Yvette Franco May 2018

Mate Preferences Among Single Mothers, Carol Yvette Franco

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As individuals become parents, they shift time and energy towards parenting to ensure the survival and wellbeing of their offspring. However, it is not uncommon for a romantic partnership between parents to dissolve, which may lead a single mother to pursue a new partner in the future. But how does having a dependent child influence whom she will choose for her new partner? And how will resource availability and assistance from family influence the decisions she makes? A significant amount of research has been conducted on female mate preferences in the United States and elsewhere, yet little is specifically focused …